Harness strap for looms



June 5,1928. 1,672,505

' K. A. STOCKER HARNESS sTRAPAFoR Looms Filed June 2 9, 1926 P0 'I ILLZ- www@ TTORNEYS patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED STATES q -f1,6712,50s PATENT OFFICE.

KARL AUGUST s'rooxnn, on nicnmonn HILLNEW YORK.

HARNESS STRAP FOR LOOMS.

.Application led June `29,

This invention relates to improvements in harness straps for looms. y It has heretofore been customary to emplov harness strapsv ofA braidedr cords and other materials for use on looms, but in actual practice the rate of replacement of these straps is very high, due primarily to inherent weakness of the material of which the straps are made.

An object of the present inventionxis to increase the eiiiciency 'of the strap whereby to effect a reduction in the number of replacements and a consequent sayingin oper` ation costs. y e

`Another object is to provide a connector for a harness strap of simple and inexpensive construction, which will be effective in securely connecting the strap withV a link usually employed for `joining the strap to 2 0 the associated parts of the loom.

The above. and other obiects will appear more'clearly from the following detail description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.V

In the dra-wingy n Figure 1 is a plan view of av harness strap for looms' constructed in accordance with the invention;

Figure 2 is a'plan view of al blank fronr which the connector is made;

Figure 3 is a similar view showing arr initial step in the process of attaching a connector to the body portion of the strap;

outlasted the straps now commonly used in loom harness and have consequently reduced materially the number of replacements with the result that the machines, which must be stopped to make such replacements, may be run with more efficiency thanheretofore.

The body portion 7 of the strap is consequently formed from a strip of shark skin' of suitable length and treated'to remove, as

ywill'v readily withstand the stress applied 1926.. serial No. 119,278.

much as possible, the'natural resiliency of the material.

It is desirable that each endofthe strapy yhave connected thereto a link 8 for attachment to the associated '.parts ofthe loom. For this purpose there is provided a connector which, as shown in Figure 2.,l is formed ofa singlepiece of metalL stamped or otherwise cut from a suitable sheet. The

connector, before bending, is of substantially I T-shape formation including a shank 9 and a head. 10. Intermediate the ends of the .shank the same is notched. as indicated at 11 at opposite points of the longitudinal edges thereof. The shank is of substantially the same width as the body portion .7 and when securing the latterto the connector one` end of said body portion is placed upon the outer end of the shank with the extremity of said bodyterminating adjacent said .notches vThe shank is then bent upon itself. at said notches. leaving suiiicient space between the end of A/thebody portion andv the bight of the connector for insertion of 'the ends of the link r8. l/Vith the ,two porf tions of the shank now engaged on oppo site sides of the body 7A said portions are instruck, as indicated at 12, to fasten the parts together. The "wings 13 of the head `1O are then bent about and overlapped with the free end of the shank to further clamp. the connector to the body 7 thus forming a securel connection` between the parts which theretoduring the operation of a loont What is claimed is:

connector, fora harness strap foi` looms` formed ofva single piece of material and includingfa shank with ai head at one end providing opposed wings, said shank being `notchedat opposed pointsintermediate its ends and bent at said lnotches to engage pory tions thereof. with opposite sidesvof a strap which is `extended longitudinally of vsaid shank, and said wings being bent over into contact with said strap, the end -of the strap t between said portions of the shank being spaced fromr the bent portion of the latter to provide 'ar space for receiving part of a link which also engages in said notches, and said shank and the center. of said head being instruck into'said strap on opposite sides f ofthe connector.

In testimony whereof I` have aiiixedmy signature.

' KARLEAUGUST STOCKER. 

